5. Median age at first birth
Background characteristic
Women age 25-49
Residence
Urban
Rural
Education
No education
Primary
Some secondary
SLC and above
Wealth quintile
Lowest
Second
Middle
Fourth
Highest
TOTAL
20.6
19.9
19.7
19.6
20.7
23.6
20.0
20.0
19.9
20.2
21.6
20.4
7. Teenage pregnancy and
motherhood
BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTIC PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN AGE 15_19
WHO ARE PREGNANT WITH 1ST CHILD
Education
No education
Primary
Some secondary
SLC and above
Wealth quintile
Lowest
Second
Middle
Fourth
Highest
Total
4.0
6.2
4.1
2.2
4.7
3.4
5.1
3.7
1.8
3.8
9. • Percentage of currently married women age 15-
49 who want no more children, by number of
living children, according to background
characteristics, Nepal DHS 2016 . The number of
living children includes the current pregnancy
• Note: Women who have been sterilized or whose
husband has been sterilized are considered to
want no more children.
• Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49
unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that a
figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted
cases and has been suppressed.
The TFR has declined markedly in Nepal over time. Between 1996 and 2016, the TFR decreased by 2.3 children (4.6 versus 2.3). The largest decline was observed between 2001 and 2006
On average, women in the lowest wealth quintile have twice as many children as women in the highest quintile (3.2 versus 1.6 children)
The number of children per woman declines with increasing education. Women with no education have 3.3 children on average, as compared with 1.8 children among women with an SLC or more …………………Primary education in Nepal consists of grades one through five. Lower secondary levels are grades six through eight, and secondary levels cover grades nine and ten.